New Mexico State University men’s golf team is knocking on the door to dominance in the Western Athletic Conference after another successful season.

The team won its third WAC Golf Championship in four years in April at the Rio Secco Golf Club in Henderson, Nev., defeating Fresno State by one stroke.

“We’re at the point where we could take off to the next level,” says Head Coach Scott Lieberwirth.

After three rounds and 870 shots, NMSU carded a final round score of 1-under-par 287, proving that every shot counts.

The team moved on to the 2009 NCAA Southwest Regional Golf Tournament in Austin, Texas, where they finished 11th.

“That was a very hard golf course, but we got a lot of great experience against some of the best teams in the country,” Lieberwirth says.

Although Lieberwirth lost one-third of the team to graduation, he says he’s returning a good young base who will push for another conference championship.

“We recruit hungry players with national experience who love the game and want to win,” he says.

Lieberwirth was named the 2009 WAC Coach of the Year, his fourth as head coach of the Aggies.